Some Amazon Reviews Are Too Good to Be Believed

Re:Some Amazon Reviews Are Too Good to Be Believed – They're... by dsr_ on Monday July 30, 2018 @10:11PM (#17650014)

There are three possible scenarios.

1. Amazon uses good ML techniques, and they don't work.

2. Amazon is doing something else to detect fraud, and it doesn't work.

3. Amazon is lying about the issue.

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Re:Some Amazon Reviews Are Too Good to Be Believed – They're... by zorpner on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @12:22AM (#17650519)

1. Amazon uses good ML techniques, and they don't work.

A good friend of mine worked on the recommendation engine ML side for AMZN until fairly recently. His review was that it's worse, and more expensive, than having hired people do it by hand.

But the sibling comment is more correct -- all three of these things are currently the case.

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Re:Some Amazon Reviews Are Too Good to Be Believed – They're... by dalore on Monday July 30, 2018 @10:23PM (#17650068)

All 3 could be possible.

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